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New study on the effect of humans on the global environment
New study on the effect of humans on the global environment

New study on the effect of humans on the global environment

Professor Susan Bassnett, Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick recently launched Eco-Translation: Translation and Ecology in the Age of the Anthropocene, by Professor Michael Cronin of the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies, DCU at the Irish Writers's Centre.

Ecology has become a central question governing the survival and sustainability of human societies, cultures and languages.

In this timely study, Prof Cronin investigates how the perspective of the Anthropocene, or the effect of humans on the global environment, has profound implications for the way translation is considered in the past, present and future.

Starting with a deep history of translation and ranging from food ecology to inter-species translation and green translation technology, this thought-provoking book offers a challenging and ultimately hopeful perspective on how translation can play a vital role in the future survival of the planet.